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Happy Friday!! I hope you've had a great week so far. I'm not sure about you guys, but I'm seriously looking forward to the weekend! We have plans to finish up some small projects around the house that I just can't wait for. What are your weekend plans?-and if you say lounging around in PJ's all day....I'm super jealous!! But if that is the case, and you’re feeling you want to take on a DIY, I got you covered ;).

I have been working on perfecting this DIY Citrus Bath Bomb recipe for longer than I would like to admit.. LOL. But the good news is it's finally perfect!

I'm a huge addict to the Lush Bath Bombs and love how they are 1) Super Fizzy, and 2) Usually have a small surprise inside. I've made bath bombs in the past and although they were super moisturizing and smelled great, they never fizzed as much as I would have liked. So now, it's recipe 2.0 (really like recipe 3241234242). I replaced the usual moisturizing ingredient in bath bombs of castor oil with coconut oil. I find it to be much more moisturizing, however, you can use any type of oil you see fit! Ex. Avocado Oil, Almond Oil, etc.

For this recipe, I used this Young Living Grapefruit Essential Oil as well as some Dehydrated Lemons for decoration. To Dehydrate the lemons, I placed thinly sliced lemons on a baking sheet with parchment paper at 170 degrees for two hours then flipped them over and baked for another 2 hours. If you don't wish to have a citrus bath bomb, totally feel free to swap out your essential oil scents! I'm thinking the next batch I make myself will actually be a Jasmine scent. To get the round bath bomb shape, I used clear plastic Christmas ornaments. However, you could really use any type of mold you would like!

Below you will find the recipe for these super cute DIY Citrus Bath Bombs!

PS: If you wanted to gift your bath bombs, Take a small square of parchment paper and wrap it around the bath bomb. Then, take some twine or whichever string you prefer and wrap it around like you would a gift. I like using parchment paper because it can withstand oil stains from the bath bomb vs. kraft paper.

I would love to see what bath bombs you create! Be sure to tag me or shoot me a comment below :)

Have a great Weekend!

Makes 5 bathbombs

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Baking Soda

3/4 cup Citric Acid

3/4 cup Corn Starch

3/4 cup Epsom Salt

13 tsp Coconut Oil Liquid Form

1 tsp Grapefruit Essential Oil

1.5 tbsp Water

3-4 drops Food Colouring Any Colour

Instructions

Mix together epson salt, baking soda, citric acid, and cornstarch in a large bowl.

Slowly add the coconut oil, essential oil, and food colouring to the dry mixture. This has to be done slowly so the baking soda does not start to bubble.

Once the above is mixed, slowly add your water. Add small amounts at a time, mixing with your hands during the breaks. The mixture is ready once you can form it without it falling apart.

Once mixed, add the ingredients to your bath bomb forms. For these bath bombs, I used clear plastic Christmas ornaments but you can really use anything you would like!

Let dry overnight. Once dry, you can remove them from their forms and use however you would like :). I individually wrapped these for gifts by taking a small square of parchment paper and tying together with twine.

Recipe Notes

-You can use any food colouring colour you wish. For this recipe, I used 5 drops of red food colouring. You can add more or less just depending on how intense you would like the colour.

-Be sure to add wet ingredients slowly to prevent activating the baking soda. However, do not be alarmed with some minor fizzing!